The Nourisher - Editor’s Blog

And I’ve discovered her Super Hero name… Edusa, Goddess of Nourishment who takes special care of infants and the young.

I spent last week end in the bosom of her league of disciples and demigods of nourishment, at nourishment headquarters in Brisbane, the Sally Fallon Lecture at Griffith University. 450 in number, not one person left that lecture hall unmoved. It was supreme pleasure to witness the inspired and excited congregation go off to fill in their friends and family. Many came to see the Goddess of Nourishment and I’d say not one was disappointed.

She was amazing. To be brief I will relate my 10 favourite things about Sally Edusa Fallon and her brilliant lecture.

1. Her passion is palpable.
2. Her lecture was filled with personal stories and anecdotes, beautiful photography and inspiring quotes.
3. She was very easy to follow and managed to pack tonnes of information into many minds very efficiently.
4. She is real. I heard people, who had not met her previously, say they were standing right next to her and they never knew it was her. She’s a super hero but not super up herself.
5. She has time for anyone. She is always generous and patient. How many times has she answered the same questions? You can’t tell, she answers with such patience and gracious concern for the questioner - every time.
6. She doesn’t mind being a renegade. And she is such a nutritional heretic it’s wonder she’s survived. The comments in The Age from the guardians of nutritional hegemony such as the Dietitians society of Australia were savagely antagonistic and sadly ignorant. (”She’s basing her ideas on observations of primitive populations in isolated areas who eat traditional diets, and it’s so far removed from Western civilisation,” Dr Watson said. “In a population that is sedentary there is no need to consume saturated fats.” How ignorant can a supposed expert in nutrition be? Does he not know that primitive people worked much less than us - av. 2 hours per day is the agreed upon count thus far) She probably gets this sort of criticism all the time. Sally is to appear on A Current Affair some time in the next few days. They may torch her, but she doesn’t care, such is her dedication to the truth.
7. She is beautiful. You won’t believe she’s 58. She looks like the average 48 year old except she has heaps of energy and she’s not cranky.
8. The dedication Weston A Price chapter leaders, volunteers and enthusiasts have for her message is inspiring in itself. A team of volunteers worked tirelessly to assist her in her work and ensure the event ran smoothly. All the people I met were intelligent, dynamic and more energetic than the average. I wonder if it’s due to their nourishing diets.
9. The food was amazing. Julie Philips, Chapter leader for Brisbane, organized the University Cafe, who are used to preparing sandwiches and nachos, to cook a delicious nourishing feast for lunch from organic produce supplied by Food Connect a Community Supported Agriculture business. Slurps and lip smacking enjoyment abounded.
10. I asked Sally if she would give Nourished Magazine a plug. She said I should get up to speak. So sweaty palmed and hardly breathing I told 450 people about our community and invited them along. (Hi you guys who did) Wow. I’ve never spoken to that many people before, in the flesh I mean. It was incredibly empowering.

So, I’m off to Sydney this week end to support Edusa as she changes the world. I wonder what other super heroes I’ll meet on the way. Long and the short of it, dear reader, you simply must get to see Sally Fallon while she’s here (if you’re Australian) or when she comes to your town (those not lucky enough to live in Oz).

About the Author...

Joanne Hay, Editor of Nourished Magazine, Chief Nourisher and Mother of three is very grateful to live in Byron Bay and be able to share all she has learned about Nourishment. She has trained as an Acupuncturist (unfinished), Kinesiologist (finished) and parent (never finished). She serves the Weston A Price Foundation as a chapter leader. She loves sauerkraut, kangaroo tail stew, home made ice cream, her husband Wes and her kids Isaiah, Brynn and Ronin (in no particular order…well maybe ice cream first).